District Letter

Dear Leaders and Supporters,

Please find enclosed the District Review that has come into practise as of the 1st September 2008 and some items from the 1st January 2009. I would ask you all to read through this review carefully and ensure that all these requests are put into practise in your own sections.

Over the last few months as the New DC I have had to deal with some very difficult situations that have made this job very difficult where in some instances they could have been avoided. There are Leaders in sections who I feel seem to be able to do as they like without any thought for District and Scouting protocol in general and I am afraid this is not going to happen anymore. This review is very clear and was discussed at length at the review meeting in July and no one has come back to make any sign of being in disagreement with it so lets make it work.

I have so say that you can all work with me to make Fareham East a District to be proud of and I hope that you will support me. If you are going to work against me then that will only put our members at risk by not following Scouting policy.

The items in this review are paramount to the safety of our members.

Uniform has been a major issue and what I have said in the review must be put in place. Some of the sections I have visited have been very poor and unacceptable.

We will be introducing the Group section Inspections in the New Year which I will send out the forms for.

The first Scouters Meeting is on 21st October 2008 7-30pm for 7-45pm starts this will be at Wickham Room at the Methodist Church Queens Rd, Fareham. Details in the review and Agenda attached.

I hope that we can now move this District forward and that I will have your support in these changes.

Tony Parkinson
District Commissioner
Fareham East District